European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Jazz step up Tempo with 4th win in Row by the associated press the Utah jazz Are starting to make some noise in the Aba playoff race. The jazz routed the. Orlando magic 106-88 monday night for their third straight Victory on the Road and fourth Overall. A. A a a a to be a Good team you have to be Able to go out and win on the Road a said Karl Malone who had 30 Points and ii rebounds. A a you be got to win the close games and sometimes you be got to win impressively like we did  the jazz started their six game Road trip with narrow victories at Detroit and Aba Philadelphia before routing the magic. Nine wins in i i games have Given Utah a two game Lead in the Midwest division Over san Antonio. The division Winner most Likely will be the second seed in the Western conference playoffs while the second place Fin. Isher could lose Home court advantage in the first round Malone scored 10 of Utah a first 12 Points in the second Quarter keying a 144 run that gave the jazz a 35-26 Lead. Orlando whose 8-3 record in february was the most successful month in the clubs two year history never recovered. Orlando shot Only 36 percent from the Field in the opening half 16 of 44. Dennis Scott then scored 20 of his 28 Points on 10-for-15 shooting in the third Quarter for the magic but they still were out scored by five Points to Trail 81-65. Malone who. Has never scored less than 30 Points against the magic gave the jazz an 88-74 advantage Wilva jump shot and Orlando did t gel closer than 12 the rest of the Way. Jeff Malone returning from a Back Strain that sidelined him live games finished with 20 Points Lor the jazz John Stockton had 13 Points and 17 assists. No one besides Scott scored More than ii Points for Orlando. Another games monday celtics 126, pacers 101 Hartford Conn. Lairy Bird scored 29 Points and tied his own team record with seven 3-pointers, leading Boston Over indiana., the celtics shot 64 percent front the floor in the first half in route to a 69-52 halftime Lead then extended the margin to. 87-61 late in the third Quarter. The pacers who rallied trom a 17-Point deficit in the fourth Quarter for a 115-109 Victory Over the celtics on feb. 24, never seriously threatened Boston in the fourth  a a a. Bird who also had 10 assists was. 7-for-10 from 3-Point Range. Rookie Dee see Aba on Page 22inside sports perennial hoop Powers ride Quot Bubble Quot Page 22 Prost is Driver to beat this season a Page 25 six from Europe make All army a Page 25 reds duo leaves Camp in protest a Page 26 pirates no longer Are a family a Page 26 Depaul climbs into basketball poll a Page 27 the stars and stripes ports March 6, 1991 b Page 28 Utah a Karl Malone delivers the mail Over Orlando Center Greg Kite on monday. St. Peter s gets Call to Caas by the associated press a you can find St Peters on a map. Just locate Jersey City . Now for the first time you can also find the peacocks in the Field for the Mcaa tournament. St. Peters earned its first trip to March madness with a 6-4-58 Victory Over Iona for the metro Atlantic athletic conference championship and the automatic bid to the Field of 64 that comes with it. A i am very proud of this team a peacocks coach Ted Fiore said. A we made it College basketball to the Caas. We nude St. Peters history arid we have a Chance to put them on the map a. St. Peters was one of Lour teams on monday night to earn an invitation to the Mcaa tournament which gets underway March 14. The others were South Alabama which beat old Dominion 86-81 to win the Sun Belt Richmond which downed George Mason 81-78 to win the colonial athletic association and Pep Perdine which beat St. Mary a Calif 7168 in overtime to win the West coast conference. The peacocks 24-6 lived up to their reputation As a standout defensive team holding their third straight tournament opponent to less than 6 f Points. There was also an impressive individual Effort As Marvin Andrews held Iona a Sean Green to 10 Points 13,7 below his season average and 33 below what he had in sunday nights semifinal win Over Siena Green was 5 for 15 from the Field a far cry from his 16-for-21 Effort against Siena and his 12-for-16 Outing when he scored 30 Points the last time St. Peters met Iona 17-12. St. Peters Tony Walker led All scorers with 18 Points while Jasper Walker had see Mcaa on Page 22 flyers Lead Day of trades by the associated press 1iartford, Conn. A Pittsburgh one of the league s Best scoring teams and Hartford on a Pace to score the fewest goals in team history have made a blockbuster Swap of centers and de Fen semen. Hartford sent Center Ron Francis a who holds nearly every whalers scoring record and defens Emen of Sanjiu Cusson and Grant Jennings to the penguins for Center John Cullen fifth in the Teague in scoring defens Eman Earlcy Salapski and right Wing Jeff Parker. Quot in John Cullen we get one of the league s Best offensive players and Zar a icy Zal Apski knows How to move the puck a Hartford general manager old Johnston said. Quot we think we be helped More hockey news on Page 27 ourselves tremendously with this Trade Quot Cullen has 94 Points 31 goals and 63 assists in 65 games this year and Salapski has 12 goals and 36 assists for 48 Points 21 More Points than the whalers highest scoring defens Eman. Francis 28, who has 21 goals and 76 Points is known As a play making Center. In other trades tuesday a y blues Swap Courtnell for Quinn v so Louis a 1 lie league leading St. Louis blues traded four players including 27-goal scorer Geoff Courtnell to the Vancouver canucks tuesday for Center Dan Quinn and defens Eman Garth Butch or. -. A. The canucks also acquired left Wing Serio Somesso defens Eman Robert Dirk and Center Cliff Ronning from the blues in the six player Deal just hours before the no la a trading deadline. In addition Vancouver will receive future  get goalie Bester Toronto a goaltender Allan Bester was traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Detroit red wings for future considerations. Bester who at one time was hailed As Toronto s goalie of the future played in Only six games with Toronto this year losing four and being pulled in two others while posting a 4.37 goals against average